The fifth annual Starting Strong Conference is accepting registration for its Full-Day Kindergarten Symposium and its fifth annual Starting Strong P-3 Institute event at the Lynnwood Convention Center.

The Full Day Kindergarten Symposium will be Aug 5.The fee is $50 ($25 when purchased with full conference)

This one-day event sponsored by Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is geared primarily towards teachers and administrators who are, or will be providing, Full Day Kindergarten programming in the upcoming year.

The fifth Annual Starting Strong P-3 Institute is set for  Aug 6 and 7. The fee is $100. This two-day conference is geared towards Early Learning and K-3rd grade educators, administrators, policy makers and parents.

The three main conference goals:

Increasing connections between early learning and K-12 professionals;

Application of theory to the practices within a P-3 framework;

Presenting information about Washington’s early learning priorities, initiatives and promising practices.

The conference will include breakout sessions focused on P-3 alignment and implementation including WaKIDS, the Early Learning Guidelines and Common Core, Community Collaboration and more.

Register here. Click here for scholarship information.

For more info contact: startingstrong@nwesd.org